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Photoshop Elements 6 For Dummies
Chapter 10: Correcting Contrast, Color, and Clarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Adjusting Lighting........................................................................................214
Fixing lighting with Shadows/Highlights .........................................214
Using Brightness/Contrast ................................................................215
Pinpointing proper contrast with Levels ........................................216
Adjusting Color.............................................................................................218
Removing color casts automatically................................................219
Adjusting with Hue/Saturation .........................................................220
Eliminating color with Remove Color..............................................222
Switching colors with Replace Color...............................................223
Correcting with Color Curves...........................................................224
Adjusting skin tones...........................................................................226
Defringing layers.................................................................................227
Correcting with Color Variations......................................................228
Adjusting color temperature with photo filters .............................230
Mapping your colors..........................................................................231
Adjusting Clarity...........................................................................................233
Removing noise, artifacts, dust, and scratches..............................233
Blurring when you need to................................................................235
Sharpening for better focus ..............................................................236
Part IV: Exploring Your Inner Artist ............................239
Chapter 11: Playing with Filters, Effects, Styles, and More . . . . . . . .241
Having Fun with Filters................................................................................241
Applying filters ...................................................................................242
Corrective or destructive filters.......................................................243
One-step or multistep filters.............................................................243
Giving a filter an encore.....................................................................243
Fading a filter ......................................................................................244
Selectively applying a filter ...............................................................244
Working in the Filter Gallery.......................................................................245
Distorting with the Liquify Filter................................................................247
Correcting Camera Distortion ....................................................................250
Dressing Up with Photo and Text Effects..................................................252
Adding Shadows, Glows, and More............................................................254
Applying layer styles..........................................................................254
Working with layer styles ..................................................................256
Mixing It Up with Blend Modes ..................................................................256
General blend modes.........................................................................257
Darken blend modes ..........................................................................257
Lighten blend modes .........................................................................258
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